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Poor Diet - Is It Too Late To Change?

4 posts on this thread and the last post was on November 3rd, 2005 5:43 AM
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Sam - October 31st, 2005 8:41 AM
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Hi

Im 26+ weeks pregnant with my first baby and pre-pregnancy was at a normal weight and have been healthy eating/exercising and dieting for the past 3/4 years.
I have found that i have been eating a poor diet during my pregancy so far - it has been nice not having too restrict myself but now im worried ive gone too far and hardly eating anything healthy i just crave fat & sugar - is it too late to re-vamp my eating at this stage?
Will i lose weight if i cut out sugar and fat now - is it ok to cut back?


EH - November 2nd, 2005 4:53 PM

Hi Sam, I'd be interested to know the answer to this too. Before pregnancy, I was an extremely healthy, vegetarian eater. In my 1st trimester, I wasn't at all interested in veggies. Now, I'm afraid the bad habits are sticking. How do we get back on track again?

marie - November 2nd, 2005 6:58 PM

Hi Sam, have you been checked for gestational diabetes cos you shouldnt be craving sugar like that. You should try and eat foods with a low GI - brown rice, wholemeal bread etc. It stabilises blood sugar and makes you feel fuller longer.


Lisa - November 2nd, 2005 8:03 PM

It's never to late to change your diet and start eating better. Still have a treat every now and then though or you'll go crazy!


Heather - November 3rd, 2005 5:43 AM

Maybe just try and switch your sweet foods from junk to something with a nutritional benefit. I was the same and what got me through was a truck load of homemade banana smoothies. Satisfied the sweet tooth but was healthy too.